Necktie rack



Patented Nov. 13, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,691,123 PATENT OFFICE.

(iHALEsH. PAJ'EAU, OF EVANSON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE TOY TINKERS,INC.,

' 0F EVANSTON, ILLINGIS.

NECKTIE RACK.

Application tiled February 7, 1928. Serial No. 252,572.

This invention relates to apparel apparatus and more particularly to arack upon which neckties and other articles of a similar nature may beplaced when not in use.

One obj ect of the invention is to provide a rack of this character uponwhich a number of neckties may be placed and kept separate from eachot-her so that a necktie which a person desires to Wear or inspect maybe very easily removed without disturbing the remaining neckties.Therefore, necktiessuspended upon the rack will not quickly becomerumpled through entangling one with another.

Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie rack having aplurality 'of arms disposed one above another `upon a standard andadapted to be individually swung about the standard so that the necktiessuspended upon the arms may be dis- 'posed one in front of another andthereby' prevented from becoming mixed.

Another object of the invention is to per-` mit the arms to be extendedfrom the standard in any desired direction radially thereof andirictionally held in ajset position by a spring coiled about thestandard and Jfunctioning to urge the arms and vspacers between the armslongitudinally of the standard into binding engagement with each other.i

Another object of the invention is to permit the arms to be disposeddirectly below' each other when the hanger is not in use,

thereby allowingit to be reduced to a compact mass so that it willoccupy a small amount of space and may be easily placed in a suitcase orbureau drawer.

Another object of the invention is'to permit the arms to be easily swungabout the standard upon which they are mounted with out spacers providedbetween the arms turning when the arms are moved and thereby allow oneof the arms to be swung to an adjusted position without adjacent armsbeing moved with it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie hanger which maybe easily engaged with a bracket or supporting nail and suspendedtherefrom without being liable' to be readily detached therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie hanger whichwill be of a simple construction but very strong and durable.

The invention is illustrated in the acconb' Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the improved necktie rack with the arms swung into position foruse and neckties'to be placed f of arms 2 which are formed of flat metalstrips having openings adjacent their inner ends to receive thestandard, as shown in Fig. 2, and having their outer end portions bentupwardly to provide bills'3 which serve to prevent neckties from easilyrslipping of the 7o out of shape. This standard carries a number v arms.In order to retain the arms in proper spaced relation to each other,there have been provided spacing blocks 4 which are prets erably formedot wood, although any suitable material may be employed, and thesespacing lblocks have rounded marginal edges, as shown clearly in Fig. 2,so that the spacing arms which are disposed upon the standard betweenthe spacers may be easily turned about the standard. rllhe lower end ofthe rod from which'the standard is formed is fiattened, as shown at 5yin order to provide a supporting abutment and a metal washer 6 isprovided between the lower spacer and the abutment in order to protectthe lower spacer and pre# vent the a'ttened end of the standard fromcutting into this spacer and forcing its way through the same. The rodfrom which the standard is formedl projects above the upper spacer toprovide a shank 7, and this shank i has its upper portion bent toprovide a suspending hook 8 which may be .engaged with' a bracket ornail from which the tie rack is to be suspended. A iiattened portion 9which projects transversely isV formed intermediate the lengthof theshank 7 to provide an abutment for engagement by awasher 10 and thiswasher constitutes a bearing for the upper end of a spring 11 coiledabout the shank with its lower "end bearing' against a similar washer 12which rests upon the upper spacing block. The spring 11 is held undertension be tween the washers 10 and 12, and, therefore, it

constitutes resilient means serving to urge the spacers and armslongitudinally of the standard towards t-he flattened abutment 5 at thellower end of the standard. It will thus b e seen that the arms and thespacing blocks will be held in frictional engagement with each other sothat, when the arms are swung about the standard to adjusted positions,they will remain in the positions in which they are placed. Therefore,the arms may be disposed in any desired relation to the standardradially thereof and a large number of neckties may be suspended uponthe arms. Each of the arms is preferably of such length that twoneckties ofthe four-inhand type may be suspended upon it when foldedlongitudinally and the narrow portions of the ties are engagedwith thearm. It will be understood that any number of arms and spacers may beprovided according to the length of the standard and if the standard isof sufficientlength the rack may be employed in a store to display avery large number of neckties. A tie rack of the size illustrated isintended for use in a home where it may be suspended from a bracket ornail by means of thehook 8 but if the rack is to be employed in a store,t-he standard may extend downwardly below the flattened abutment 5 andhave its lower end engaged with a suitable base so that it may rest upona counter.

The tie rack illustrated in Figs. B and 4: is quite similar to thatillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. This rack consists of a standard 13 whichis also formed of a metal rod of a suitable length to carry the desirednumber of arms 14 and spacing blocks 15. It should be noted, however,that the rod from which the standard 13 is formed is rectangular incross section instead of circular and the openings in the spacing blocksthrough which this standard passes are of a similar shape. Therefore, al

though the arms which are formed with circular openings may be easilswun about the standard, the spacing bloc s will e prevented fromturningvupon the standard. Therefore,v when one of the arms shown inthis form of hanger is moved, the spacing blocks will be held stationaryand each arm may be other end bearing against a Washer 21 which restsupon the upper spacing block 15. It will be obvious that the upper endof the rod from which the standard 13 is formed could be bent to providea hook similar to the hook 8 or the upper end of the rod from whichv thestandard 1 is formed could be provided with an eye similar to the eye16. When the tie rack is not in use and it is desired to place it in abureau drawer or suitcase, the arms which are all of the same lengthfrom the standard to their outer ends are swung into position onedirectly above the other Vand when so folded the rack will be reduced toa compact mass so that it occupies a small amount of space and can beplaced in 'a drawer or suitcase without taking up much space or catchinginto other articles. I have, therefore, provided a necktie hanger whichwill be 'strong and durable but very simple in its construction.

, Having thus described the invention, I claim: i

A necktie rack comprising a standard hav` ing means at the upper endthereof for suspending the same, arms pivoted upon the standard tofreely swing in a horizontal plane, spacer buttons upon the standardbetween the arms, the standard being non-circular in cross section andthe spacers having standard-receiving openings conforming to thestandard to prevent rotation of the spacers about the standard, and acoiled spring around said standard between said means and the uppermostspacer for frictionall binding said arms and spacers against each7other.

In testimony whereof I aliX m signature.

CHARLES H. PAJEA [L. a]

